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Originally Posted by Trent B
Not really CPU Wise
In a benchmark i found, 2.2ghz turion can calculate 32 million digits of pi as fast as a 1.2ghz core 2 duo
Cinebench rendering a 2.2ghz turion is equal to a 1.8ghz version of your processor (same generation)
Ghz means very little now in processors, that race is over.
As for my specs
15.4" Macbook Pro (classic not unibody)
2.4ghz Core 2 Duo
4GB DDR2 667mhz 4-4-4-12
8600GT 256MB GDDR3
500GB Harddrive
Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) / Windows 7 RC (Win XP Home SP3 Before that)
Heat isn't really a problem. Long battery life is nice. As is thinness =P. Heat is nice in winter actually, makes my room warmer than rest of the house =P
In my room it sits on wire and wood rack i built (using a letter tray =D) that is 6" off the ground. I have used it with 100% cpu usage on my lap, burns when it hits my bare legs due to shorts but never uncomfortable. In OSX check out SMC fan control. I have had my processor at 85C for like 1 hour before mac kicked the fans in. Windows is much faster to kick them in but I think its because graphics card gets more use.
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SMC fan control has saved me so much heat related pain. The algorithm that Apple uses for their fan controls isn't nearly aggressive enough, and the settings on SMC take care of that quite nicely.
I'll have to check out building a little rack, as while I'm at my desk the laptop is sitting off to the side driving my monitor/keyboard/mouse.